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PRESENTS:
OH HAPPY DAY
WHEN WAS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
CRUCIFIED?
72 hours is 72 hours
BIBLE CLASS LESSONS
BY:

LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER, AND
SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
 2nd TIMOTHY 3:16-17

Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable

for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction which is in righteousness. That the man
of God may be complete, furnished completely unto
every good work.
JOHN 16:13-15
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he
shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not
speak from himself; but what things soever he shall
hear, [these] shall he speak: and he shall declare
unto you the things that are to come. He shall
glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall
declare [it] unto you. All things whatsoever the
Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he
taketh of mine, and shall declare [it] unto you.

2ND TIMOTHY 4:1-5

I charge [thee] in the sight of God, and of Christ
Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and
by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word;
be urgent in season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
For the time will come when they will not endure
the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will
heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and
turn aside unto fables. But be thou sober in all
things, suffer hardship, do the

work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry.

***

ROMANS 3:3-4

For what if some did not believe? shall

their unbelief make the faith of God
without effect?
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but
every man a liar; as it is written, That
thou mightest be justified in thy sayings,
and mightest overcome when thou art
judged.
 HIGHLIGHTS
INFORM THE WORLD OF THE
TRUTH:
1. Do not be ashamed to go into the world to declare the truth which
you have witnessed and heard here in this kingdom. We should all rise
in concert to disseminate this truth. To err is human but forgiveness is
divine. The truth has now been unfolded for all to embrace and forget
about deceit and falsehood of the past.
The world has also gone ahead, through its false teachings and
unsound doctrine to change the correct counting of hours that make
up the day and night. Six o'clock in the morning marks the dawn and
the beginning of a new day which terminates at six o'clock in the
evening (6 pm). That is God's design. From six o’clock in the evening
to six o’clock in the morning marks the beginning and end of one night
respectively. But the people of the world record that the day (morning)
begins from midnight to 12 noon, while evening begins from the other
side of 12 noon (12:01) to midnight. That arrangement is not only
wrong but destructive.

2.This gospel must be documented for the enlightenment and the

salvation of mankind. Their deliberate attempt to falsify a
genuine truth and to throw dust into the eyes of the entire world
must be exposed. We will continue to expose the truth until
Satan and his agents vacate their throne.
A member, through false vision, told a brother to reject his real
wife (sister) with children and to take a new wife, claiming that
the Father ordered him to give such a vision. But the poser is:
why should the Father do a thing like that? Which Father in the
first place? Such a thing is outrageous and questionable. It is
equally blackmail and blasphemy. I am opposed to any falsehood
in the world, including the Jesus Christ's death saga. The
calculation is misleading. The case of His birth, which has been
fixed for convenience, could be tolerable, but for His death, upon
which the salvation of the generality of mankind depends,
nobody should toy or falsify it on any account.
I will not allow any false doctrine to be spread again in the
world, and it is against this background that I am advocating that
nothing should be added or subtracted at all in this case. It is
said that if a tree does not fall, the axe shall not rest. Right now
a greater number of the conventional churches have begun to
adopt the Brotherhood mode of worship. This is indeed welcome
news. Man or Satan is prone to sin, falsehood, and blunders. But
God is truthful and all his actions are true and just. This should
help us to realize that sooner or later His words must be fulfilled.
Did Our Lord Jesus Christ not say that every plant which my
heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up?(Matthew
15:13). That is why all false and misleading observances about
His death and other issues must be crushed.
By Leader Olumba Olumba Obu
 SPIRITUAL SONGS
(TRANSLATED FROM THE EFIK LANGUAGE)

PRELUDE:

*CHILDREN OF GOD AWAKE, KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY,

I HAVE CONQUERED SATAN UNTO YOU, AND BROKEN THE SPEAR OF DEATH.

*LORD I AM A SINNER, FATHER WASH ME CLEAN; I AM A SINNER, FATHER

SANCTIFY ME;

THE BLOOD THAT WAS SHED, IT WAS SHED FOR ME A SINNER, THE BLOOD THAT
WAS SHED, IT WAS SHED FOR ME A SINNER.

*RIGHT FROM THE TIME OUR LORD JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED,

MY HEART WAS FULL OF JOY, FROM THAT AWFUL NIGHT, ALLMY SINS ALL MY
SINS, ALL MY SINS WERE BURNT IN THE FIRE.

*LISTEN TO THE NEWS OF JOY WE HAVE BEEN REDEEMED BY THE BLOOD OF OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST.

OH HAPPY DAY… IS HOLY THURSDAY

OH HAPPY DAY…… IS HOLY THUSDAY

OH HAPPY DAY…… IS HOLY THUSDAY

WHEN OUR LORD JESUS WASHED, WHEN HE WASHED,

OH WHEN HE WASHED, WHEN HE WASHED, HE WASHED MY SINS

AWAY….IS HOLY THURSDAY.

HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO WATCH…WATCH AND PRAY(MATTHEW

26:41)

AND BE REJOICING, FOREVER AND EVERMORE(JOHN 14:28/JOHN

16:22/JOHN16:33)

OH HAPPY…IS HOLY THURSDAY

 THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS (72 HOURS IS 72
HOURS)
GOLDEN TEXT: MATTHEW 12:40
"FOR AS JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN
THE WHALE'S BELLY; SO SHALL THE SON OF MAN BE
THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE HEART OF THE
EARTH.''

JOHN 11:9-10 Jesus answered are there not twelve hours in a day? If
any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he sees the light
of this world. But if a man walk in the night he stumbleth, because
there is no light in him.

THE HOURS OF THE DAY:

JOHN 11: 9-10 (are there not TWELVE HOURS IN THE DAY?)
BIBLE WITNESS:
JOHN 11:9-10
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day,
he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

BIBLE WITNESSES:
GENESIS 1:3-5
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the
light, that it was good and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light day, and the darkness he called Night. And
the evening and the morning were the first day.
GENESIS 1: 8
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was
morning, a second day.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
GENESIS 1:14-18
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day
 from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth:
and it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the
lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the
darkness: and God saw that it was good.
 THE GENESIS OF THE FEAST OF PASSOVER
HOW IT ALL BEGAN

THE FEAST OF PASSOVER:

What I want all of you to take cognizance of is the day He was hanged
on the cross for the sake of our sins. This is why we have to WATCH AND
PRAY, and celebrate the Passover EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Many people
think that it is out of hunger that we eat bread, banana and groundnut on that
night. They are completely unaware that it is in commemoration of that great
day of the last supper. An Efik adage has it that when the cause loses its
reason, it quarrels. If you forget where you had salvation, you are bound to
stumble and fall. The Passover celebrated by the Jews had a beginning and a
reason. During the time of Abraham, there was no celebration of the
Passover. In the time of Isaac, there was no Passover celebration. In the
time of Jacob, there was no Passover celebration. Even when the Israelites
were in Egypt, there was no Passover.
When did the Passover celebration begin? It started after
four hundred years when the Israelites had been under slavery in Egypt. This
Passover started after Moses had displayed all his miracles before Pharaoh,
but Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go out of Egypt. When all avenues to
get Pharaoh to release the children of Israel from Egypt had failed, God
instructed Moses to direct all Israelites in Egypt to slaughter a ram each and
smear the ram’s blood on their door posts.(Exodus 12:7-14)
This Passover was celebrated to make the death that was to plague
the people of Egypt to be of no effect on the Israelites. The following morning
corpses were found everywhere in Egypt. All the first borns in Egyptian
homes died, including the Pharaoh’s son. Directly after this incident, Pharaoh
allowed all the children of Israel to leave Egypt under the leadership of
Moses. From that day, anniversaries of this Passover became a yearly event.
(EXODUS 11:4-10/ EXODUS 12:1-14/EXODUS 14:15-33).
Brethren, note that what is worth honoring and worshiping must
strictly be observed. If the children of Israel who never believed in God
strictly observed the anniversary of the Passover in remembrance of the day
they were released from bondage in Egypt, how much more those who were
redeemed from the bondage of Satan?
This is why every year, we
must commemorate the day we were emancipated from sin
and also show appreciation for the love Our Lord Jesus
Christ has for humanity. It is at this time also that we have
to expatiate to you all the events of that particular period.
We are not here to serve the government, man or angel, but we are
here to show appreciation for the love our Lord Jesus Christ had for
humanity. This is an event which should not have a beginning nor an end. It
should be an infinite celebration by humanity to show appreciation to
God for the love Our Lord Jesus Christ had for the sons of men. The
lesson says that it was two day to the feast of Passover and I ask, count
from this day and see whether it is not really two days that is remaining in
compliance with what is read out.
The real day of the feast of Passover according to the Jewish tradition
is FRIDAY and it was this day that Our Lord Jesus Christ referred to when HE
SAID TWO DAYS TO THE DAY OF PASSOVER. Now if Our Lord Jesus Christ
celebrated the Passover on Wednesday night, and thereafter he was
arrested, judged, and condemned to death on Thursday, do you not see that
the world’s claim that Our Lord Jesus Christ died on Friday is wrong? As you
have been told in the scriptures, Saturday is the Sabbath, it means that
Friday is the day of Passover. The Jews never wanted to crucify Our Lord
Jesus Christ on Friday which is the day of the Passover, nor on the Sabbath
day which is Saturday because there would be a tumult and because of this
anticipated tumult, they hastened the crucifixion for Thursday.

IS THERE ANY GOOD FRIDAY?

Behold Our Lord Jesus Christ as the sacrificial lamb for the Passover,
and avoiding the anticipated tumult that would occur on Friday, the actual
day of the Passover, they preferred the crucifixion to be on Thursday.
This
is in conformity with the statement of Our Lord Jesus Christ
when He said that the nations seek a sign and no other sign
will I give them other than the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah
was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights,
so shall the son of man be in the heart of the earth for three
days and three nights.
So brethren, join me in counting the three days and three nights. Thursday
daylight is one day, Friday daylight is the second day, and Saturday, daylight
is the third day. Starting with the night, we have Thursday night as the first
night, Friday night, as the second night, and Saturday night as the third
night.
This is to re-emphasize that Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Truth, and all
He spoke are the truth. This is also why the utterances of Our Lord Jesus
Christ are regarded as words of prophecy; and what is meant by prophetic
words are veritable truths. There is no word uttered by Our Lord Jesus Christ
that will not be fulfilled. The world has turned this truth upside down by
saying that our Lord Jesus Christ died on Friday instead of Thursday.
Because this truth is hidden from them and exposed to Brotherhood of the
Cross and Star, they always marvel at the mode Brotherhood does her things.
That was why Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “But the Comforter, which is the
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all
things, and bring to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you.” He
said the Comforter, the Holy Ghost will reveal His glory and the entire world
will know that the glory belongs to Him. This glory does not belong to man or
angel, but it belongs to the Son of Man, the Son of God and God Himself. If
this knowledge had dawned on humanity, they would have honored and kept
this remarkable day.
 THE DAY OF PASSOVER:
LUKE 22:7-13
7 And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the Passover must be
sacrificed.
8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the Passover, that
we may eat.
9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we make ready?
10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall
meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house whereinto
he goeth.
11 And ye shall say unto the master of the house, The Teacher saith unto thee,
Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the
passover.

Today is that day our Lord Jesus Christ offered that statement this
same day. This was to make you know that this Passover was not
prepared in church or prayer houses nor in the bush, but He simply
told the disciples to go to the city and to a certain man's house. Bread
was not taken with them. Where do you think the bread for the feast of
Passover will come from? Again He said "he who eats with me in the
same dish", and I ask, do you eat bread in the dish with
people? While we are here the Passover is being prepared and you
have partaken of the Passover with Him. He said, "whosoever
therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great
in the kingdom of heaven," ( Matt. 5:19).
This feast is not celebrated because we have money, or because we
are worthy, it is not performed for our well being, but it is done for a
remembrance and also for people who were not there that day to know
what happened. It is said that when one sees the corpse, definitely
tears must come out of the eyes. You can now see that He was not
crucified on Friday but THURSDAY to avoid tumult. You will also note
that this Passover was not prepared on that Wednesday but in
advance, and this further confirms His words to be the veritable truth.
This afternoon of the Passover started and according to the Jewish
way of counting time, Thursday started a minute after 6 p.m. of
Wednesday evening and that was the start of His trial. If you partake
of this feast at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m., it is not the Passover. If a man dies on
Monday and when you want to remember him, you do it on Tuesday,
you are wrong. That is why we do exactly what happened on that day
at the appropriate time whether humanity believes or not. This shows
you that Christ is the same today, tomorrow and forever.
The disciples asked our Lord Jesus Christ where the Passover would
be prepared and the same question has come up today. Do not term
this question as asked by the Jews and Greeks but regard it as asked
by you now. This question also goes to all Christendom: where are you
going to prepare the Passover? The son of man is going into His glory
and are we not to prepare the Passover? It is not calling Jesus, Jesus,
Lord of Lords and King of Kings, but go into the world and ask of
where the Passover will be prepared? The direct answer is that you
should go into the city and enter into a certain man's house and make
him know that the teacher wants a place prepared for the Passover.

THE TRUTH HAS COME TO STAY

That is why Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is called Christ
Universal Spiritual School of Practical Christianity. Nothing is added or
subtracted and there is no studying but a practical demonstration of
the truth of things. As God has rightly said, any person who adds any
word to His word of prophesy will have all the afflictions in the Bible
and will have his name removed from the book of life. Here in
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star nobody adds and subtracts and this
is why our Lord Jesus Christ said that the Comforter will reveal to you
all the truth. It is wrong to say that Leader O.O. Obu said this or that,
but say that our Lord Jesus Christ said it. That is why when people
read through our publications, they would tell you that the Leader has
confirmed that He is not Christ and now what are you talking about? It
is Christ that had said, continues to say and will say everything
forever.
The Passover will be prepared and eaten tonight and as soon as you
eat it, you have taken on yourself the sins of the world, and you will
surrender your lives as ransom for the salvation of the world as our
Lord Jesus did. That is why on Wednesday we have the Bible Class,
Watch And Pray till 3 a.m. At 6 a.m. on Thursday starts the fasting
depicting the time He was sentenced to death and later nailed to the
Cross at 9 am. We have no other work to do but to unveil the events of
that day to those who were not there. You may have been there when
this event happened and that is why it is always said that we of the
olden times have come back again.(John 15:26-27)
If you were not there then, how do you come by these
names, pastor, prophet, apostle and evangelist. Many of you
do not know why you are placed in these positions. It is
exactly what happened in the past that is re-established and
a fulfillment of the proclamation of our Lord Jesus Christ
when He said that the Comforter shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have
said unto you. "And God had set some in the Church, first
Apostles, second Prophets, thirdly Teachers, after these
miracles, then gifts of healing, helpers of governments,
diversities of tongues (1st Corinthians 12:28) and this is
what you are seeing today done in Brotherhood of the Cross
and Star, falling in line with what our Lord Jesus Christ had
said when He said that the:-
Comforter will open to you all the truth. All that you have
seen is the revelation of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,
not the glory of anybody else. You should not look for your
personal glories but that of Christ. What is done here in
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is what had been done, it
is what we have to do and will be done forever
It is sorrowful that many members of the Brotherhood do not
partake of the watch and pray and the feast we conduct
daily but they rather say that God dwells in their hearts.
Have you not heard what he has said? He said whoever does
drink of my blood and does eat of my flesh will have eternal
life. Again Jesus said to His disciples: If you watch with me
for an hour and if you watch and pray you will not enter into
temptation. Watch out and pray so that you will not enter
into temptation. (Matthew 26:40-41). Did the disciples not
enter into temptation? Yes, they did because they did not
watch and pray.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was arrested at 3 a.m. on Thursday,
this is the reason we observe a vigil night every Wednesday
to watch and pray, at 3 a.m. on the following day. From
3 a.m. until 6 a.m. Our Lord Jesus Christ was tortured. This
is exactly how we conduct our system so that nothing is
added nor subtracted. At 9 a.m. He was nailed on the Cross
and at 3 p.m., He shouted and gave up His Ghost and finally
at 6 p.m. His body was removed by Joseph of Arimathaea.
If you take stock of what happened to Him on the cross you
will realize that our Lord Jesus Christ deserves to be
worshiped, honored and respected and we should worship
Him with reverence by refraining from sin. Here in the
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star people say that we are
worshiping man. WE WORSHIP GOD, WE HONOR GOD.
If you say you are a Brotherhood and this night you are not
here, what Brotherhood are you? If you say that you were
here for the Pentecostal Assembly and today you are
partaking in the great feast which type of Pentecostal were
you coming to attend? Can you now see people claiming to
be in Brotherhood for twenty years without deriving any
benefit? If you preach and teach others to practice same
you are the highest. Some Bethels do not keep Watch and
Pray at all, while in others they do it and stop at 1 a.m. Is
that Watch and Pray? Some Bethels do it without feast. Is
that what I teach you? Is that Watch and Pray? Even here
before me some Pastors, Apostles etc., do not come to
Watch and Pray. Is that the way you can reward Christ?
This manner of keeping Watch and Pray and observing HOLY
THURSDAY will continue forever.
Dear brethren, I do not want to be tedious unto you, those
who have ears let them heat. May God add blessings to His
Holy words - Amen.
 INFORM THE WORLD OF THE
TRUTH:
Do not be ashamed to go into the world to declare the truth
which you have witnessed and heard here in this kingdom. We should
all rise in concert to disseminate this truth. To err is human but
forgiveness is divine. The truth has now been unfolded for all to
embrace and forget about deceit and falsehood of the past.

THE WORK OF FAITH:

Faith without works is dead.(James 2:26) Any servant who does
not work according to instructions given to him is bound to fail.
I told you a story of a certain young man who went to fetch
firewood, and incidentally his axe fell into a big stream. As he dove
into the water to retrieve the axe, he saw a female leper whose
dwelling place was the depth of the sea. For adhering to the old
woman's instructions, the young man was abundantly blessed and he
reaped bountifully. Another young man who went to the woman
returned with tales of woe because of his disobedience.

THE STAND OF BROTHERHOOD:

It was on a Wednesday night that Our Lord Jesus Christ drank of the
cup of man's iniquities. This explains why we in Brotherhood of the
Cross and Star observe WATCH and PRAY every Wednesday night to
commemorate that awful night. He was delivered to the hands of His
adversaries after drinking of that cup. That was the night of torture
and torment and finally He was crucified at dawn on Thursday. He
asked His disciples to keep watch and pray. We say this
authoritatively because "WE" were there. We witnessed and felt the
pain and agony that Wednesday night. That explains why we have
continued to Watch and Pray, every Wednesday night.
The world now erroneously believes that, the Lord was crucified on
Friday. This is unfortunate.

SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK:

There is also a great confusion in the world about the counting of
the days in the week. The people of the world believe that the week
 begins with Monday. This is erroneous and mundane teaching. That
does not represent God's arrangement which the Jews themselves
adopted. SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, THE DAY NATURE
BEGAN THE WORK OF CREATION.

THE HOURS OF THE DAY: JOHN 11: 9-10 (are there not TWELVE
HOURS IN THE DAY?)
BIBLE WITNESS:
JOHN 11:9-10
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day,
he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him.

BIBLE WITNESSES:
GENESIS 1:3-5
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the
light, that it was good and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light day, and the darkness he called Night. And
the evening and the morning were the first day.
GENESIS 1: 8
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was
morning, a second day.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
GENESIS 1:14-18
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day
from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth:
and it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the
lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the
darkness: and God saw that it was good.

The world has also gone ahead, through its false teachings and
unsound doctrine to change the correct counting of hours that make
up the day and night. Six o'clock in the morning marks the dawn and
the beginning of a new day which terminates at six o'clock in the
evening (6 pm). That is God's design. From six o’clock in the evening
to six o’clock in the morning marks the beginning and end of one night
respectively. But the people of the world record that the day (morning)
begins from midnight to 12 noon, while evening begins from the other
side of 12 noon (12:01) to midnight. That arrangement is not only
wrong but destructive.
It was a known fact amongst the Jews that Saturday (their Sabbath)
was, and up till now is, their resting day. A day which no work of any
kind was done. The celebration of Jewish biggest festival of Passover
fell on Friday. That was why the council of elders decided that the
Lord should not be crucified on that day for fear of unrest by His
sympathizers.(Matt 26:5) This further disproves the contention that our
Lord Jesus Christ was crucified on Friday as wrongly upheld by the
churches. The fact must be noted of the statement by Our Lord Jesus
Christ that, "the son of man will remain In the heart of the earth for
three days and three nights, even as Jonah was in the belly of a fish
for three days and nights.” Therefore, Friday and Saturday give two
days only and two nights, leaving a big question mark about the third
day. Remember that the week terminates on Saturday and not Sunday.
Now, man and God who is a liar ? (Numbers 23:19/Romans 3:3-4).
Human beings could be compared to a naughty child in the school who
when taught to say letter A would rather say C. By her action and
utterances the world has presented God as a liar, and has put Him into
disdain.

PROMISED COMFORTER:
Now the Comforter as promised by Christ is here to lead man to the
accurate knowledge of truth. It is never too late to mend. It is high
time we conformed to the correct three days and three nights as
proved by our Lord Jesus Christ.
When the true believers otherwise called the wise men (four of
them) heard about the birth of a new born king, they got themselves
ready to go and worship Him with gifts. This is a proof of the fact that
the Word of God consists in practicing, rather than merely hearing.
That was a demonstration of faith that is accompanied with its work.
To show their state of preparation, the wise men sold all that they had
and traced the star to locate the new born king. It was written before
His advent that when the Lord would come, His true believers would
sell all that they had in order to go and worship Him.(Luke 10:21).
For God had promised to come to the world, and would be presented
with three significant gifts that would serve as signs of His advent,
namely: Frankincense, Myrrh and Gold. Do not forget the last fact that
every bit of word that proceeds from the mouth of God will not go
unfulfilled.
EXCERPTS FROM THE GOSPEL:
WHEN WAS CHRIST CRUCIFIED?
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR.
72 HOURS
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATHEW 16:21
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go
unto Jerusalem, end suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes,
and be killed and be raised again the third day.

CHRIST DIED FOR THREE DAYS AND NOT TWO:

From the above text, one should understand that Our Lord Jesus Christ predicted a
seventy-two hour death, no more, no less. Now, the worldly people believe that He
was killed on Friday (Good Friday). Count from Friday morning to Sunday morning, is
it up to seventy-two hours? Where are all their mathematicians? Has Satan not
deceived them? If one adds up the days, one would see that, from 6:00 AM of
Thursday to 6:00 AM of Sunday,
when He resurrected, the number of days are complete.
Now count, from 6:00 AM Thursday to 6:00 PM Thursday is the first day.
From 6:00 AM Friday to 6:00 PM Friday is the second day.
From 6:00 AM Saturday to 6:00 PM Saturday is the third day.
Also, from 6:00 PM Thursday to 6:00 AM Friday is the first night.
From 6:00 PM Friday to 6:00 AM Saturday is the second night.
From 6:00 PM Saturday to 6:00 AM Sunday, when Mary Magdalene visited the tomb to
discover the resurrection, is the third night. These are therefore three days and three
nights or seventy-two hours. So, if you have been joking with the number, three, do
not joke any more.
In Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, there are also (3) three Pentecostal periods.
These are to signify the special number three - Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, the
Most United Trinity, three in one God.
The December Pentecostal assembly represents the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The April or Easter Pentecostal is used to remember His period of persecution,
tribulation, death and glorious resurrection. The August Pentecostal represents the
time on which Christ was baptized, received the Holy Spirit, and was revealed to the
world. Now are these three occasions not but one thing? These three things
however, cannot happen in one day. It was not the day He was born that He died;
and the day He died was not the very day He was baptized and revealed to the world.
If you had known that just as Jonah was three days and nights in the belly of the
whale, so also was Our Lord Jesus Christ in the heart of the earth for 3 days and 3
nights, what stops you from doing this three days’ and nights’ dry fasting? This
seventy two hours dry fasting signifies the seventy two hours death of Our Lord
Jesus the Christ.
ALL THOSE WHO DO NOT RESPECT OR RECOGNIZE THESE THREE PERIODS ARE
REBELS. SUCH PEOPLE WILL BE JUDGED AND CONDEMNED. BUT ALL THOSE WHO
OBSERVE AND RECOGNIZE THESE PERIODS, IN TRUTH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL
LIFE.
We have no other job to do for Christ than to worship Him and honour His words. If
the whole world truly believes in instructions of Christ and practice same, all
burdens would be made light and all problems solved.
JOKE NO MORE WITH THE WORD OF GOD, AND DO NOT OPPOSE, DOUBT OR ASK
HIM QUESTIONS ANY MORE.
It was out of a doubtful mind that Peter argued and rebuked Our Lord Jesus Christ
for saying that he would be tortured and killed in Jerusalem. Peter said such must
not take place but Jesus the Christ said: Get thee behind me, Satan thou art an
offense unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be
of men. (Matthew 16:23).
The fact that Peter rebuked Christ did not stop the will of God from manifesting in
Him as predestined. Why Peter rebuked Him was because, it was written that the
Christ would not die forever; and so, if He is overcome by death, then, He was not
the one. Therefore, for Our Lord Jesus Christ to talk of death, Peter felt be had made
a wrong choice by following Him. Read the second lesson again:
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 2:17-19
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten
me up. Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us,
seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy
this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

MAN IS THE TEMPLE OF GOD:

Brethren, it is said that the testimony from two persons has established a truth of
any case. By the statement, “Destroy this temple, and in 3 days I will raise it up.”
Christ was referring to Himself. He was asking the Jews to kill Him and after three
days, He would resurrect. The above statement by Christ is a proof to the fact that
whenever the Almighty God passes an instruction, nothing changes it. That is why
when His disciples started admiring the magnificent buildings of the temple. He
made it clear to them that, they all shall be destroyed beyond repair. (Mark 13:2-4)
“2: And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you,
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3: And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately,
saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming,
and of the end of the world?
4: And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.”

A spiritual song says, “I will destroy the old and rebuild a new Jerusalem for you.”
If all the synagogues and temples were useful to God, why did it become necessary
that Jesus the Christ should come? These places did not practice the injunctions of
God which necessitated the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ. As such, Christ came
to destroy all of them and made the worship and dwelling place of God in the body
of human beings. (Hebrews 10: 4-14)
IF ANY PERSON BUILDS A HOUSE OR CATHEDRAL AND
CALLS IT THE HOUSE OF GOD, HE IS TELLING LIES, FOR,
GOD DWELLS IN MAN. This is why it is said that: The
kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our
Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign forever and ever.
(Rev 11:15). Now, the dwelling place of God is now with us
and He shall dwell with us forever.
At John 4:21, Our Lord Jesus Christ first told the Samaritan woman that, a time will
come when the Father will neither be worshipped in the mountain nor at Jerusalem
but that the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. At John
14:26, He also promised us that, at the appointed time, the Comforter will come to
teach everyone to know God in spirit and in truth. By the time that Comforter, even
the Spirit of truth did not come, everyone worshipped God in the flesh. However, now
that He has arrived, we have to worship Him in our bodies, not in a house, mountain,
Riverside or forest. (1st Corinth3:9/1st corinth3:16-17/1st Corinth6:19-20).
Now, the New Jerusalem is being built. Brothers Etop, Essah, Akwang, Etuk and
others are putting in their efforts to see its completion. In it, we shall stay to enjoy
feast and sing praises to God. But His real house is your body. And whenever you
undergo a three days dry fasting it is properly swept and kept clean for God to
inhabit. This is why members try by all means to participate in the exercise. Whoever
fails to observe the dry fasting has himself to blame.

GOLDEN TEXT: MATTHEW 12:40

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so
shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the
earth.

FASTING PURIFIES THE FLESH:

When the disciples of John the Baptist asked Our Lord Jesus Christ
why His disciples do not fast whereas they and the Pharisees do, He
told them that the children of the bridegroom cannot mourn when the
bridegroom is still with them. He also assured them that, once the
bridegroom is taken away from them, then the children will start
fasting. (Read Matthew 9:15-16 for clarification). Accordingly, whoever
is in the flesh cannot fast. As such, the Holy Spirit, even the Father,
has come to dwell in His "house." Then will Satan, the evil spirit come
in and exist there in? Once the evil spirit indwells you, you cannot
worship God in Spirit and in truth. However, now that the Holy Spirit,
even the Father, has come to indwell in His "house," you have to fast
and pray so that the house may be holy, holiness being the essence of
the seventy-two hours dry fasting.

Our Lord Jesus the Christ said through Brother Paul that:

For our conversation is in heaven from whence also we look for the
savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it
may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working
whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. (Philippians
3:20-21).

Everybody has been changed but no one knows that he is changed and
to what extent. Being changed therefore, you are not wearing the old
weak body anymore. You are now clothed with the power and life. Our
Lord Jesus Christ Himself bore witness of this fact when HE said:

Verily, Verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I
do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do: because
I go unto my Father. (John 14:12).

Have you not seen the work which is greater than all the works done
by Christ. The entire world is a witness to the great works done by
Christ. The Father has come as a thief in the midnight so that the
worldly kings and so-called wise men are dumbfounded and
mesmerized. For the fact that the Holy Spirit is here with us, we have
no importance attached to house, cars, wealth, food or money but
what is important to us is the New Kingdom of God. The good news of
the kingdom should be spread to all parts of the universe. We have to
reveal the kingdom to all creation. The New Kingdom has now been
revealed to the entire world.

Just as Jonah stayed in the whale's belly three days and nights, so did
Our Lord Jesus Christ remain in the heart of the earth for three days
and nights. Likewise, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star fast for three
days and three nights without eating, drinking, bathing or brushing the
teeth. Therefore, all those who participate in the dry fasting are
followers of Christ and have crucified the flesh with all its lusts and
passion on the cross. They have forsaken all types of carnalities and
welcome the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 5:24 states: They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh
with the affections and lusts.

One can only crucify the flesh through fasting. Whether the world likes
it or not, the flesh must be crucified to allow the spirit to take
dominion.

Even as Jonah and Jesus the Christ spent seventy-two hours each at
that state of temporary death, all humanity have to die with Christ for
severity-two hours and also resurrect with Him.

If we die with Him, we shall resurrect and be saved.

During these fasting, all the choristers in the universe in all planes,
spiritually and physically are here to gather and sing melodious songs
to the Holy Spirit. They should stay throughout the period to rejoice
with God. Very soon, people will be coming from all parts of the world
to stay with the Father and participate in this seventy-two hours dry
fasting, and those who were with various illnesses will be made whole.

May God bless His Holy Words. Amen.

EXCERPT FROM : THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THREE DAYS DRY FASTING
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR.
HOLY THURSDAY: WATCH AND PRAY
THE BENEVOLENCE OF GOD: Before I bless you I have to
give you Spiritual Food and our spiritual food is drawn from:
MATTHEW 26:31
"Then saith Jesus unto them, All shall be offended because of me this night: for it is
written, I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad."
Brethren, you all are aware of what today is. It was on a night like this that certain
unique events occurred which transformed the world for the entire mankind to
receive salvation. It is the revelation of the passage read to you that has kept us till
now. Many of you do not know the purpose for which you are called. You simply
come here to be ordained and your feet washed. THE ESSENTIAL THING THAT
SHOULD PREOCCUPY YOUR MIND IS YOUR PERSONAL SALVATION WHICH YOU
HAVE IGNORED. It should have been the pre-occupation of the entire humanity to
show a thankful heart to the being who paid that supreme and final sacrifice for the
redemption of mankind. Many people believe that Our Lord had come while a lot of
others are still expecting Him to crash-land from the skies. THAT IS WHY IT IS
NECESSARY TO BRING TO YOUR REMEMBRANCE THAT IT WAS ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT LIKE THIS THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST PAID THAT SUPREME SACRIFICE.

WE KEEP "WATCH AND PRAY SERVICE" EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO

COMMEMORATE THIS SIGNIFICANT EVENT. TO DAY IS NOT A DAY TO BE TOYED
WITH. THAT WAS WHY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ASKED HIS DISCIPLES TO WATCH
WITH HIM FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. He was arrested at 3:00 am, being the early
hours of THURSDAY MORNING, AND THAT IS WHY WE IN BROTHERHOOD OF THE
CROSS AND STAR CONDUCT OUR "WATCH AND PRAY" UNTIL 3:00 AM AND BEYOND.
IT WAS ALSO ON THAT FATEFUL WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT HE WASHED THE FEET
OF THE TWELVE DISCIPLES AND UNITED THEM AS ONE. There we have nothing to
do with time because all things are done as the Father pleases. His actions can
never be challenged or questioned. All things done here have their spiritual essence.
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT BEEN OBSERVING WATCH AND PRAY SESSIONS
SHOULD START RIGHT NOW IN EARNEST TO OBSERVE IT. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO DO
SO IN ABSOLUTE LOVE AND APPRECIATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO
DIED FOR US. Therefore being elected as prophet and your feet or hand washed is
merely a secondary issue. THE CRUX OF THE MATTER IS TO SHOW APPRECIATION
TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR USING HIS BLOOD TO PURCHASE AND TO
TRANSFORM HUMANITY. AND YOU SHOULD AGREE WITH ME THAT IF IT WERE NOT
THE ARREST THAT NIGHT AND HIS ULTIMATE DEATH, THE WORD OF GOD WOULD
HAVE BEEN IN VAIN. BUT IT HAD TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN WRITTEN OF
HIM. IT WAS GOD'S MASTER-PLAN. WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE, WE SIMPLY INHERIT
THIS KINGDOM THROUGH HIS MAGNANIMITY, AND THEREFORE THIS TIME OF HIS
RULE AND REIGN SHOULD NOT BE TOYED WITH. Your mundane wisdom, riches,
position, or even suggestion is not needed here. You are to enjoy this kingdom gratis.
There is nobody who will not want to be here, but the reality of it is that it is only
those who are needed that are called. THE ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING COMES
FROM THE FATHER AND NOT FROM ANYBODY ELSE. AND YOU CANNOT DO
ANYTHING BETTER THAN WHAT HE HAS PREORDAINED FOR YOU.
Brethren, I do not want to take you further, let those who have ears to hear, hear.
May God bless His Holy Words. Amen. THANK YOU HOLY FATHER.

THURSDAY MAY 26, 1994 EVENING SERVICE

FIRST BIBLE LESSON: PHILIPPIANS 4:8
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, it there be any virtue, and if there be
any praise, think on these things."
GOLDEN TEXT: 1st PETER 1: 16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
THURSDAY IS A HOLY DAY, FOR CHRIST WAS CRUCIFIED ON THIS DAY. GOD
CREATED MAN IN HIS IMAGE ON FRIDAY. YOU MUST CONCENTRATE ON SPIRITUAL
THINGS ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL ENABLE GOD TO REVEAL THINGS THAT YOU
WILL LATER REVEAL TO THE WORLD. AVOID SINNING ON THIS DAY FOR IT IS THE
DAY OF THE LORD.
IT IS A SPECIAL DAY WHICH THE LORD HAS GIVEN TO YOU. EVERYTHING CREATED
BY GOD MUST HOLD THIS DAY IN HOLINESS.
IT IS A DAY ALL PROBLEMS ARE TAKEN AWAY. THURSDAY IS A DAY ON WHICH
YOU MUST MEND FENCES WITH YOUR GOD. UPHOLD YOURSELF ABOVE SIN ON
THURSDAYS.

HOLY THURSDAY
THE GREAT EXPOSITION:
It therefore becomes absolutely reasonable that Wednesdays and Thursdays should
be regarded as holy days and they must be set aside for observance of these historic
events. Those in secret cults and fraternities do know the efficacy of the esoteric
events but they have for years hidden them from other inhabitants of the world. They
personally observe these holy days but they would not expose the essence to other
people outside their secret groups.
THE TIMING OF CHRIST’S DEATH:
Golden Text: Matthew 12:40
"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the son
of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.''
THE TIMING OF CHRIST'S DEATH:
You have already been told that the Jews counted 6 a.m. to
6 p.m. as one day and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. as one night. It
then proves that 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday was one day, 6
p.m. on Thursday to 6 a.m. on Friday was one night. From 6
a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday made the second day, and from 6
p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Saturday made the second night.
The third night was 6 p.m. on Saturday to 6 a.m. on Sunday.
By that calculation, our submission has been proved. We are waiting
for the Popes, Archbishops, Bishops, and Pastors of the orthodox
churches to come and prove us wrong. We do firmly believe that
no sane person could come to contest this divine truth
except Satan and his agents. Brethren, that is why we have to
thank and glorify Him for this wonderful and recondite wisdom
exposed to us. On our part, as we believe and practicalize this
wonderful revelation, all our problems, difficulties, sickness and
deaths are taken away. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the mediator of the
new covenant, the only true and sincere friend. If therefore we suffer
with Him, we shall also be glorified with Him.

THE FEAST OF PASSOVER:

What I want all of you to take cognizance of is the day He was hanged
on the cross for the sake of our sins. This is why we have to WATCH AND
PRAY, and celebrate the Passover EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Many people
think that it is out of hunger that we eat bread, banana and groundnut on that
night. They are completely unaware that it is in commemoration of that great
day of the last supper. An Efik adage has it that when the cause loses its
reason, it quarrels. If you forget where you had salvation, you are bound to
stumble and fall. The Passover celebrated by the Jews had a beginning and a
reason. During the time of Abraham, there was no celebration of the
Passover. In the time of Isaac, there was no Passover celebration. In the
time of Jacob, there was no Passover celebration. Even when the Israelites
were in Egypt, there was no Passover.
When did the Passover celebration begin? It started after four hundred
years when the Israelites had been under slavery in Egypt. This Passover
started after Moses had displayed all his miracles before Pharaoh, but
Pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go out of Egypt. When all avenues to get
Pharaoh to release the children of Israel from Egypt had failed, God
instructed Moses to direct all Israelites in Egypt to slaughter a ram each and
smear the ram’s blood on their door posts.
This Passover was celebrated to make the death that was to plague
the people of Egypt to be of no effect on the Israelites. The following morning
corpses were found everywhere in Egypt. All the first borns in Egyptian
homes died, including the Pharaoh’s son. Directly after this incident, Pharaoh
allowed all the children of Israel to leave Egypt under the leadership of
Moses. From that day, anniversaries of this Passover became a yearly event.
Brethren, note that what is worth honoring and worshiping must
strictly be observed. If the children of Israel who never believed in God
strictly observed the anniversary of the Passover in remembrance of the day
they were released from bondage in Egypt, how much more those who were
redeemed from the bondage of Satan? This is why every year, we must
commemorate the day we were emancipated from sin and also show
appreciation for the love Our Lord Jesus Christ has for humanity. It is at this
time also that we have to expatiate to you all the events of that particular
period.
We are not here to serve the government, man or angel, but we are
here to show appreciation for the love our Lord Jesus Christ had for
humanity. This is an event which should not have a beginning nor an end. It
should be an infinite celebration by humanity to show appreciation to God for
the love Our Lord Jesus Christ had for the sons of men. The lesson says that
it was two day to the feast of Passover and I ask, count from this day and
see whether it is not really two days that is remaining in compliance with
what is read out.
The real day of the feast of Passover according to the Jewish tradition
is Friday and it was this day that Our Lord Jesus Christ referred to when He
said two days to the day of Passover. Now if Our Lord Jesus Christ
celebrated the Passover on Wednesday night, and thereafter he was
arrested, judged, and condemned to death on Thursday, do you not see that
the world’s claim that Our Lord Jesus Christ died on Friday is wrong? As you
have been told in the scriptures, Saturday is the Sabbath, it means that
Friday is the day of Passover. The Jews never wanted to crucify Our Lord
Jesus Christ on Friday which is the day of the Passover, nor on the Sabbath
day which is Saturday because there would be a tumult and because of this
anticipated tumult, they hastened the crucifixion for Thursday.

IS THERE ANY GOOD FRIDAY?

 Behold Our Lord Jesus Christ as the sacrificial lamb for the Passover,
and avoiding the anticipated tumult that would occur on Friday, the actual
day of the Passover, they preferred the crucifixion to be on Thursday.
This
is in conformity with the statement of Our Lord Jesus Christ
when He said that the nations seek a sign and no other sign
will I give them other than the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah
was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights,
so shall the son of man be in the heart of the earth for three
days and three nights.
So brethren, join me in counting the three days and three nights. Thursday
daylight is one day, Friday day light is the second day, and Saturday, daylight
is the third day. Starting with the night, we have Thursday night as the first
night, Friday night, as the second night, and Saturday night as the third
night.
This is to re-emphasize that Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Truth, and all
He spoke are the truth. This is also why the utterances of Our Lord Jesus
Christ are regarded as words of prophecy; and what is meant by prophetic
words are veritable truths. There is no word uttered by Our Lord Jesus Christ
that will not be fulfilled . The world has turned this truth upside down by
saying that our Lord Jesus Christ died on Friday instead of Thursday.
Because this truth is hidden from them and exposed to Brotherhood of the
Cross and Star, they always marvel at the mode Brotherhood does her things.
That was why Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “But the Comforter, which is the
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all
things, and bring to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you.” He
said the Comforter, the Holy Ghost will reveal His glory and the entire world
will know that the glory belongs to Him. This glory does not belong to man or
angel, but it belongs to the Son of Man, the Son of God and God Himself. If
this knowledge had dawned on humanity, they would have honored and kept
this remarkable day.
EXCERPT FROM : THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THREE DAYS DRY FASTING
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR.
HOLY THURSDAY : BROTHERHOOD
OF THE CROSS AND STAR PRACTICES
THE TRUTH

BIBLE WITNESSES
LUKE 22: 4-5

4: And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles
with him. 15: And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat
this passover with you before I suffer: 16: For I say unto you, I will not
any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

LUKE 22:40-46
40: And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye
enter not into temptation. 41: And he was withdrawn from them about
a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42: Saying, Father, if
thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but
thine, be done. 43: And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven,
strengthening him. 44: And being in an agony he prayed more
earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling
down to the ground. 45: And when he rose up from prayer, and was
come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
46: And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into
temptation.

MATTHEW 26:37
40: And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and
saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
41: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak.
42: He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my
Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy
will be done. 43: And he came and found them asleep again: for their
eyes were heavy. 44: And he left them, and went away again, and
prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45: Then cometh he to
his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest:
behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the
hands of sinners.
THE THURSDAY FASTING:
The Thursday Fasting is to remember the day Our Lord Jesus Christ
was crucified on the cross. The Wednesday Watch-and-Pray signifies
His arrest, death and burial. We have got to do this for eternity. The
worldly people say that Brotherhood of the Cross and Star does not
worship Jehovah God and His Christ. I am asking them, between
Brotherhood and the world, who worships Christ, glorifies Christ, and
honors Christ? A great many of you do not take part in our fasting
here. You do not know what we are doing. It was at six o'clock in the
morning that Judgment was delivered against our Lord Jesus Christ
and He was condemned; it was at nine o'clock that He was crucified,
He remained on the Cross till twelve o'clock; at three o'clock He
shouted and surrendered His Spirit unto the Father; and at six o'clock
in the evening He was lowered from the Cross and taken to the grave.
We conduct the Bible Class every Wednesday under sun or rain; it was
conducted throughout the period of the last civil war. At 3 a.m. the
following Thursday that we end the watch-and-pray was the
time our Lord Jesus Christ was arrested. Most of you do not
care to take part in watch-and-pray. This is not a good life of
a true Christian. We are doing these things to uplift the glory of God.
The bible class that we conduct and the last supper that we observe
represent exactly what He did to manifest the glory of God, is the
fulfillment of the scriptures which said that when the Comforter shall
come He will teach you all things and will show you the glory which
belongs to me.
Brethren our Lord Jesus Christ has been revealed. A great many of you
do not take part in the watch-and-pray and the last supper, that is the
feast which is conducted on Wednesday. All of you come in here
complaining that you have no wife, you have no husband, you are sick,
you are poor etc. But you have not observed the watch-and-pray and
the fasting on Thursdays.
From now henceforth, when you go back, observe the watch-and-pray,
stay till three o'clock and take the last supper, then on Thursdays, you
observe the fasting from six am to six pm; try that for some weeks and
see what will happen to you, see whether all your problems will not
vanish.
What are you? what is your occupation, what is the kind of height that
you have you attained that you cannot participate in the Watch-and-
Pray?
If our Lord Jesus Christ were to die today, would you not suffer with
Him? We have got to give Him the glory. His glory is greater than
everything. This is the glory that we will have, the glory that belongs
to our Lord Jesus Christ, and you should not add or subtract anything.
If you add anything to it punishment will be added unto you, and if you
subtract anything, your name will be removed from the book of life.
The angels hail Him and say that He is worthy of this honor because
He died for the salvation of mankind. We, therefore, have to give Him
the glory.
On the Sunday morning when He rose from the dead we proclaimed to
the whole world, and on the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ we went out
to proclaim to the entire world. It is not only here but in the entire
world that the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ must manifest. It is only
His glory that must be revealed now.
It was on a Sunday that God created heaven and earth, therefore,
creation started on Sunday which is the first day of the week. You
have heard that God used six days to finish all works of creation and
rested on the seventh day. Sabbath is not the first day of the week but
Sunday is. The whole world is blind, deaf and I have to reveal the glory
of God to the whole world.
BROTHERHOOD DOES NOT WORSHIP DAYS AND MONTHS.
In the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star we do not worship anything
but God. We do not worship days, months, hours, time but we practice
the word of God.
Many of you do not understand yourselves, you do not know who and
what you are; you do not even know what to do. We are saved by
grace. Being saved by grace means that we are living by the word of
God. Your problem is that you observe the instructions of man. The
instructions of man is the law, though you keep the law you cannot
keep it to the letter and that is why it is said woe unto him who does
not observe the law to its entirety. I want to show you what
Brotherhood stands for, what Brotherhood is, what Brotherhood honors
and worships, and also what is our salvation.
THE FATHER HAS CALLED YOU TO REMOLD YOU WITH HIS WORD.
John1:1—5

"In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the
word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made
through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
You were invited to the Pentecostal Assembly to be transformed
through the word of God. Brotherhood of the Cross and Star as you
were earlier told is love. Strive hard to love one another and forget
about the pattern of our nomenclature, it is as reflected below:
Ordained, Students, Christ's Servants, Choristers and the
Congregation, you are all one flock under one shepherd. Do not allow
the system of nomenclature start to confuse you.
Many of you failed to participate in the Pentecostal from the first day
but you come for the last blessing. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL BE
BLESSED WITH WATER? IT IS WITH THE VERY WORDS WHICH YOU
HAVE REFUSED TO RECEIVE. I HAVE SAID SO MUCH ABOUT THE
HOLY OIL BUT YOU INSIST ON HAVING IT, INSTEAD OF RECEIVING
THE WORD OF GOD. DO NOT FORGET THAT IT IS WITH THE WORD
THAT I MAKE THE HOLY OIL. You are also very much after the
Biakpan water, no matter how slippery the road is, you like to rush to
Biakpan to have the water, forgetting that it is with the word that I
made the water. You will even refuse to give the water to your
intimate friends. Christ made it clear to us that the flesh does not give
us anything. THE WORD OF GOD WHICH IS GIVEN TO YOU IS LIFE,
POWER, WEALTH, FOOD AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED.

THE WORD OF GOD WILL BE THE JUDGE

I do not judge anybody but the word that Christ has spoken will judge
him. Do you not see how the whole of mankind is suffering by refusing
to accept the words of our Lord Jesus Christ? Redirect your minds and
ways to the first love that you had for our Lord Jesus Christ, who being
a jealous God, He tells you not to have any other gods before Him or
even bow down to worship them. He tells you to worship Him in spirit
and in truth, because He is the Almighty God. He does not know
segregation, intrigue or deceit.
As you are being sent home now, go and invite the whole world, go
into the villages, and into the churches, and get them united, tell the
government to be united and remain in love. THIS IS THE REIGN OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Do not be annoyed, and do not quarrel with
any person. Do not bear malice against any person. Whoever bears
grudges against any person should reconcile and make peace with
such a person. IN ALL YOUR UNDERTAKINGS LET THE WORD OF GOD
BE YOUR GUIDE AND LIGHT. YOU DO NOT NEED THE SUN AND MOON
AND STARS, WE ARE LIVING BY THE WORD OF GOD, GOD ALONE CAN
OVERCOME ALL PROBLEMS.
Do not be deceived by any person that this and that type of illness
cannot be healed by God, or that this and that problem cannot be
overcome by God because what God does not do, no person can do it,
what God does not take away, no person can take it away. Whatever
ailment, whatever sickness, whatever trouble that you have, do not
take herbs, roots, leaves, or medicine, even when it is directed by an
angel. God is the only healer, bow down and worship Him. If you have
any illness and someone comes and tell you that, that sickness is from
man rejoice because it will soon be over, but if someone tells you that
the cause is from God, prostrate before God and ask Him to forgive
you. Any person who tells you that your ailment or tribulation is from
man, juju, and witchcraft or from the world, is the messenger of Satan
and a deceiver. All the problems that you have, all the sicknesses and
all the afflictions that beset you is because you do not submit yourself
to God and you do not listen to the word of God and practice same.
If someone offends his brother, and afterwards he goes to his brother
and asks for, forgiveness, what is your problem? Every wrongdoing we
commit, we commit against God, and if we go to God for forgiveness
and He accepts us back, why should other people bother themselves.
If God wants you to suffer and perish, He will harden your heart,
deafen your ears, and close your eyes to reasoning, and you would not
run to God for forgiveness. In that case He wants you to suffer. Before
you find yourself in such a position it means you have deliberately
committed atrocities without a conscience. Brethren, this era is not
the era of human beings, it is the era of Jehovah God and His Christ,
therefore, you cannot say that your brother is a Pastor, Bishop, an
Evangelist, a Leader and therefore he will help you. This is the era of
the Holy Spirit. Go into the world and impart this message unto them,
if you or anybody wants to adhere to the instructions and advice given
you, he can do so in order to be saved. Many of you are afraid to
preach this truth. Your friends who are lawyers, permanent
secretaries, heads of institutions, are starved of the gospel, and
consequently they incur punishment for their wrongdoings. Since they
are made to suffer because you refuse to teach them, you are not free
either.
The kingdom of God is not for you and me alone, it is not only for
Nigerians, it is for the whole world. Go ye therefore, and inform the
adulterers, fornicators, idolaters, thieves, murderers, and all sinners to
refrain from sin in order that they may be saved. If you watch closely,
you would realize that things have changed in the Government. In the
past if you commit any crime in the government you will be mildly
reprimanded, but now any crime you commit in the government you
are greatly punished because this is the reign of Jehovah God and His
Christ.
BY LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR
*FASTING AND PRAYER:ACCORDING TO THE WORD
OF GOD.

(72 HOURS OF FASTING : Matthew 12:40)

The three days dry fasting signifies the three days Our Lord
Jesus Christ remained in the grave. He fasted for forty days
and forty nights. We are fortunate because we only have to
fast for three days and three nights. When you subject yourself
to the three days dry fasting the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit will take dominion over your mortal body. The three days
dry fasting is to sanctify us so we hear and accept the Father's
gospel, and be able to spread it to those who are not as
fortunate as we are.

Brotherhood Brethren observe FORTY DAYS FASTING

(Matthew 4:1-2) during EASTER, and Fasting (6:00 A.M. TO 6:00

P.M. DAILY) during the other PENTECOSTAL PERIODS.

PRAYER IS THE KEY: Pray always, day and night,

as many times as possible. Pray for the government and all
sorts of people and the Brotherhood. (Acts 6:4).

Do not refrain from preaching the gospel and praying; for this
constitutes a shield. Offer short but faithful prayers before and
after meals, and conversation. In short, before you start and
end anything, a short faithful prayer is essential.
THE SABBATH:
During the advent of Our Lord Jesus Christ, many regarded
Friday as the day of rest, others regarded Saturday as the day
of rest, but Our Lord Jesus Christ worked around the clock,
twenty-four hours a day. THE MOSAIC LAWS SAY:

" Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy." BECAUSE OUR

LORD JESUS CHRIST SAW THE FATHER, HEARD DIRECTLY
FROM THE FATHER AND ACTED ACCORDINGLY, He was
accused of not observing the Sabbath; and that he was
Beelzebub. He was called a devil, a ghost, an abomination, and
they took up stones, swords, and sticks to kill Him. But OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST did not bother, He only sat down
unruffled. If Our Lord Jesus Christ was looking unto man,
resembled man, would he not have retaliated? BUT SINCE HE
IS GOD HE REMAINED CALM. THIS SHOWS THE SPIRIT OF
GOD. WHAT ARE YOU EVER BEFORE GOD? YOU ARE
NOTHING. BUT GOD IS MERCIFUL, HE IS EVER LOVING, HE IS
TRUE, HUMBLE, RIGHTEOUS AND PATIENT.

The Pharisees, on the strength of the MOSAIC SABBATH

LAWS, believed that nothing should be done on the Sabbath
day. But when OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST came, He
demonstrated that the life of a man was more important than
the Sabbath. In His teachings, Christ upheld that it was more
acceptable in the sight of God and more rewarding to leave the
alter in order to render help to a person whose life was at
stake. In other words CHRIST WAS MORE INTERESTED IN THE
PRACTICAL ASPECT OF LOVE WHICH IS MORE REWARDING
THAN MERE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES. AS A CHRISTIAN YOU
ARE SUPPOSED TO SHOW LOVE AND HELP TO WHOSOEVER IS
IN NEED. YOUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS IMPORTANT TO
SOMEONE WHO IS FINANCIALLY HANDICAPPED. IT DOES NOT
MATTER WHETHER THE PERSON IS RIGHTEOUS OR NOT
RIGHTEOUS. SIMILARLY WHEN YOU MEET A PERSON WHO
HAS ILL-HEALTH, IT IS YOUR PLACE TO HELP HIM
IRRESPECTIVE OF HIS RELIGIOUS LEANINGS. BESIDES YOUR
ASSISTANCE YOU SHOULD ALSO PRAY FOR THE PERSON.
GOD HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY SPECIFIC TIME FOR ONE TO
RENDER HELP TO SOMEBODY, BE READY TO HELP AT ALL
TIMES OF THE DAY. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BAPTIZE PEOPLE
AT ANY GIVEN TIME OF THE DAY, PROVIDED THEY ARE
READY. THE WORK OF GOD IS NOT LIMITED BY TIME OR BY
SEASON. THEREFORE THE CHILDREN OF GOD THEREFORE
ARE DUTY BOUND TO CARRY OUT THE WORK OF
REDEMPTION AT ALL TIMES. Some say that all other six days
belong to them but seventh day belongs to God. What do they
mean by such statement? CALL ON GOD ON MONDAY. CALL
ON HIM ON TUESDAY. CALL ON HIM ON WEDNESDAY. CALL
ON HIM ON THURSDAY. CALL ON HIM ON ALL DAYS. IS THERE
ANY DAY YOU FIND HIM ABSENT?
 *THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST

SUNDAY:
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST RESURRECTED ON SUNDAY, A
FOR IF
DAY THAT FORTIFIED THE CHRISTIAN'S FAITH;
CHRIST DID NOT RISE ON SUNDAY, THERE
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING CALLED
CHRISTIANITY IN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND
CHRIST WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
REMEMBERED. SUNDAY, THEREFORE, IS THE
ONLY DAY IN THAT ORDER WHICH HAS NOT
BEEN GIVEN ITS RIGHTFUL PHENOMENAL
EMINENCE.
REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES

Regular Sunday Services are held at 10:00 a.m. and

at 7:00 P.M. EVERY SUNDAY.

THE HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH was designed by the

Holy Spirit to have a heart to heart talk with His children. IT
IS ALSO A MINI-CELEBRATION OF THE DAY
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ROSE FROM THE
DEAD; EASTER SUNDAY BEING THE MEGA-
CELEBRATION.
The Holy Spirit Church must be celebrated with
sumptuous feast EVERY SUNDAY after service, till
eternity. It marks the automatic end of Sunday thanksgiving
functions.

Outlining the Functions of The Holy Spirit Church, Leader

O.O.Obu said:

1. The Holy Spirit Church shall cause to be celebrated the

Resurrection from the dead of Our Lord Jesus Christ, every
Sunday with a sumptuous feast.

2. The Holy Spirit Church shall tend after the disabled brethren
all over the world (an additional aid to the effort of the Mercy
Fellowship).

3. The Holy Spirit Church shall supervise the activities of all

Fellowships and Bethels.

4. The Holy Spirit Church shall have the sole responsibility of

inaugurating and encouraging the Holy Spirit Church in Bethels
throughout the world.

5. The Holy Spirit Church shall encourage visiting members,

especially the weak, to ascertain their welfare.

6. The Holy Spirit Church shall infuse into the minds of the
children of God the need to pay their weekly set-aside tithes
for the purpose 1. and 2. mentioned above.

Highlighting further the essence of the Holy Spirit Church, the

Father added that in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star we
observe:
WEDNESDAY: being the day Our Lord Jesus Christ was in
agony of death. Where in the world have you seen people
gathered every Wednesday to celebrate the past events of Our
Lord Jesus Christ? In BCS, we celebrate the LAST SUPPER just
as Christ did with his disciples. We start Wednesday night with
a Bible class session, after which we conduct full service, that
is, we WATCH AND PRAY from 12 midnight until 3:00 a.m.
when Our Lord Jesus Christ was arrested. We dismiss from
vigil at 3:00 a.m. for it was the time that the disciples
scattered when their Master was arrested.

BIBLE REFERENCES: MATTHEW 26:40-41, LUKE 22:7-20/39-

40/45-46.

THURSDAY: Thursday is the day Christ was killed on the

Cross, and BCS observes this with fasting (starting at 6:00
a.m.) and braking of the fast with a feast after 6:00 p.m.

WHY WE FAST ON THURSDAYS

WEEKLY FASTING ON EVERY THURSDAY FROM 6:00 A.M. TO

6:00 P.M.

The worldly churches and the entire world observe Friday as

the day on which Our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified. But the
Holy Spirit has revealed to Brotherhood of the Cross and Star
that HE was crucified on Thursday. Our Lord Jesus Christ was
condemned to death at 6 a.m., crucified on the Cross at 9 a.m.,
and His body was brought down from the Cross at 6 p.m.
Consequently, all true Brethren commemorate His Sufferings
and Passion on that day by fasting and praying every Thursday
from 6:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.
THE BIBLE TEXTS DURING THURSDAYS FASTING AND
PRAYERS ARE:

6 a.m........Matthew 27:1-44

9 a.m........Mark 15:1-32

12 noon......John 19:1-37

3 p.m........Luke 23:1-49

6 p.m........Luke 23:50-End.

This is followed with Breaking of the fast with a feast after

6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY:
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST RESURRECTED ON
SUNDAY, A DAY THAT FORTIFIED THE CHRISTIAN'S
FAITH; FOR IF CHRIST DID NOT RISE ON SUNDAY,
THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING CALLED
CHRISTIANITY IN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND CHRIST
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REMEMBERED. SUNDAY,
THEREFORE, IS THE ONLY DAY IN THAT ORDER
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ITS RIGHTFUL
PHENOMENAL EMINENCE.
By LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER AND
THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE
BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR